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This is a list of commonly used words found in Swiss church records, family registers and church census records. This list includes words found in dialect spellings. For further German words, please use the German Word List:

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<td> Abend, Abig

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<td> evening

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<td> achtzehnhundert

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<td> 1800

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<td> Abgestorben

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<td> Died

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<td> Allerheiligen

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<td> All Saint’s Day, Nov. 1

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<td> am

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<td> on the

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<td> am ersten Tag

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<td> on the first day

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<td> am letzten Tag

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<td> on the last day

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<td> am Morge

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<td> in the morning

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<td> angeblich

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<td> presumed

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<td> Anno (Latin)

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<td> year

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<td> ab

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<td> of, from

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<td> ap

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<td> of, from

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<td> Aprell, Aprellen, April

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<td> April

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<td> Barbel

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<td> Barbara

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<td> Bärn

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<td> Bern

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<td> Bärnbiet

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<td> area of canton Bern

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<td> beerdigt

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<td> buried

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<td> begraben

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<td> buried

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<td> Bernbiet

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<td> area, canton Bern

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<td> Bünderland, Bünten

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<td> Area, Canton Graubünden

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<td> Bevölkerung

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<td> population

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<td> Bevölkerungsverzeichnis

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<td> census

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<td> bin

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<td> am

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<td> Brachet, Brachmonat, Brachmonet

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<td> June

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<td> Bruder, Bruoder

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<td> Brother

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<td> Bundesstaat

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<td> federal state

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<td> Bub, Buob

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<td> Boy

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<td> Bur

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<td> farmer, peasant

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<td> Burger, Bürger

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<td> citizen

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<td> Bürgermeister

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<td> mayor

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<td> Chile

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<td> church

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<td> Chilebuoch

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<td> church book, parish register

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<td> Chind

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<td> boy

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<td> Chinder

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<td> children

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<td> Chirurg

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<td> surgeon

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<td> chil, chlin, chlini

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<td> little

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<td> Chnab

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<td> boy, servant

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<td> Chrankheit

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<td> illness

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<td> Christmonat

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<td> December

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<td> Clewi, Clewy, Clöwy

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<td> Nicolaus

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<td> Chreis

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<td> district, county

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<td> Christliche Gmeind

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<td> parish, Christian community

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<td> de

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<td> the

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<td> dem

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<td> the, to the

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<td> der

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<td> the, of the

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<td> des

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<td> of, of the

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<td> Deutsch

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<td> German

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<td> die

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<td> the

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<td> Dochter

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<td> daughter

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<td> Donschtig, Donstag, Donstig

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<td> Thursday

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<td> Dorf

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<td> village

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<td> e, a,

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<td> an

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<td> ebenda

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<td> at the same place

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<td> e chlis Meitli

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<td> a little girl

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<td> e chlis Meitli gtoufft

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<td> a little girl was baptized

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<td> Ee

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<td> marriage

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<td> Eelüt

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<td> married couple

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<td> Ehe

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<td> marriage

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<td> Ehefrau

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<td> wife

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<td> Ehemann

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<td> husband

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<td> ehelich

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<td> legitimate

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<td> ehelich gsegnet

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<td> legitimately married

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<td> Ein Kind getouff(e)t

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<td> a child baptized

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<td> Einwilligung

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<td> permission

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<td> Einwohner

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<td> inhabitant

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<td> eiusdem, ejusdem (Latin)

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<td> the same

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<td> Elsass

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<td> Alsace

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<td> Elsbeth

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<td> variation of Elisabeth

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<td> Elteren, Eltern

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<td> parents

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<td> en

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<td> a, an

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<td> en chlin(e) Buob gtoufft

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<td> a little boy was baptized

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<td> eus

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<td> us

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<td> Fasnacht

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<td> Mardi Gras

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<td> Fater, Fatter

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<td> father

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<td> Feber, Februar

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<td> February

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<td> Feiertag

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<td> holiday

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<td> französisch

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<td> French

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<td> Frankreich, Frankrych

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<td> France

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<td> Freni

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<td> Verena, girl’s name

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<td> Fritag, Fritig, Frytig

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<td> Friday

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<td> Frömde

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<td> foreigners

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<td> Frühling

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<td> Spring

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<td> Gänf, Genf

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<td> Geneva

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<td> genannt

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<td> named, called

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<td> getauft, gtouff(e)t

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<td> baptized

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<td> Gfatter

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<td> godparents

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<td> gheiss(e)t

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<td> Called, named

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<td> ghörend

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<td> belonging to

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<td> ghüratet

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<td> married

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<td> Gote, Gotte,

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<td> godmother

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<td> Göti, Götti

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<td> godfather

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<td> Geschwüster, Geschwüsterti

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<td> siblings

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<td> gsait

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<td> said

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<td> gsi, gsin

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<td> been, has been, were

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<td> gtoufft

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<td> baptized

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<td> Gvatter

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<td> godparents

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<td> Hans

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<td> diminutive form of Johannes

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<td> Hansli

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<td> form of Hans

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<td> Heiri

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<td> variation of Heinrich

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<td> heist, heysst

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<td> called, named

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<td> Hochzit, Hochzyt, Hochzyg

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<td> marriage

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<td> hürate(n)

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<td> to marry

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<td> Hus

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<td> house, home

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<td> Husfrau

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<td> wife

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<td> hüt

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<td> today

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<td> ins Jenseits brerufen worden

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</td>

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<td> called to the other side, died

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<td> isch

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<td> is, was, has

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<td> Jagli, Jägli, Jogli

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<td> form of Jacob

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<td> Jänner

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<td> January

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<td> Jar

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<td> year

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<td> Kilche

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<td> church

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<td> Kilchenbuoch

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<td> church book parish register

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<td> lediges Kind

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<td> Illegitimate child

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<td> Maitschi

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<td> girl

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<td> Mäntig, Mäntag

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<td> Monday

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<td> Meitli, Meitschi

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<td> girl

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<td> mer

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<td> we

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<td> mer gönd

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<td> we are going

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<td> mer händ

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<td> we have

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<td> Messmer

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<td> sexton, sacristan

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<td> Mett

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<td> middle

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<td> Mutter, Muotter

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<td> mother

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<td> nempt

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<td> named

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<td> Oschter, Oster

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<td> Easter

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<td> Oschermäntig

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<td> Easter Monday

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<td> Oschtersuntig

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<td> Easter Sunday

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<td> Östrych

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<td> Austria

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<td> Pur

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<td> farmer

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<td> sächs

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<td> six

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<td> Samschtig

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<td> Saturday

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<td> Sangalla

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<td> St. Gallen

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<td> Schorschli

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<td> George

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<td> Schryber

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<td> scribe

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<td> Schuol

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<td> school

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<td> sin

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<td> his

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<td> Stina

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<td> Christina

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<td> Sun

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<td> son

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<td> Sunntig, Sunntag

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<td> Sunday

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<td> syn

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<td> his

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<td> Thochter

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<td> daughter

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<td> Töchterli

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<td> Daughter

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<td> Torf

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<td> village

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<td> Trina, Trini

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<td> Christina

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<td> Tütsch

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</td>

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<td> German

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<td> uff

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</td>

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<td> on, at, upon

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<td> uff d’ Wält cho

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</td>

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<td> Came into the world, born

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<td> Ule, Uli

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</td>

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<td> Ulrich

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<td> undt

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</td>

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<td> and

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<td> Unkel, Unklen

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</td>

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<td> uncle

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<td> Uoroch, Urech, Urich

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</td>

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<td> Ulrich

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<td> unn

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</td>

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<td> and

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<td> Vrene, Vreni

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</td>

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<td> Verena

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<td> Weyb

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</td>

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<td> wife

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<td> Wittfrouw

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</td>

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<td> widow

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<td> Wolfmonat

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<td> December

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<td> Wuche

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</td>

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<td> week

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<td> Wyb, Wyp

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</td>

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<td> wife

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</td></tr>

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<td> ygsegnet

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</td>

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<td> consecrated, married

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<td> zäh

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</td>

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<td> ten

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<td> zähn

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</td>

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<td> ten

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<td> zfrüe

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<td> too early

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<td> Ziestag, Ziestig, Zinstag

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</td>

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<td> Tuesday

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<td> Zmittag

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</td>

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<td> noon

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<td> Zmorge

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</td>

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<td> In the morning, breakfast

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<td> Zügen

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</td>

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<td> witnesses

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</td></tr>

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<td> zu, zuo

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</td>

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<td> to, at

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<tr>

+

<td> zvieri

+

</td>

+

<td> at four

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> zweh

+

</td>

+

<td> two

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> Zwo

+

</td>

+

<td> t wo

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> Zyt

+

</td>

+

<td> time

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> 7bris

+

</td>

+

<td> September

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> 8bris

+

</td>

+

<td> October

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> 9bris

+

</td>

+

<td> November

+

</td></tr>

+

<tr>

+

<td> 10bris, Xbris

+

</td>

+

<td> December

+

</td></tr></table>

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*[[German Word List|German Word List]]

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For the Italian speaking parts of Switzerland see the Italian Word List:

Revision as of 16:03, 5 April 2013

Swiss Genealogical Word List

This is a list of commonly used words found in Swiss church records, family registers and church census records. This list includes words found in dialect spellings. For further German words, please use the German Word List:

<a href="German Word List">German Word List</a>

For the Italian speaking parts of Switzerland see the Italian Word List: